Appalachian Polypody vs Chilean rock rat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Aconaemys fuscus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Chilean rock rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Chilean rock rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Polypodium	Aconaemys
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Aconaemys fuscus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Chilean rock rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Appalachian Polypody

The Appalachian Polypody (Polypodium appalachianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Chilean rock rat

The Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus) is a species in the genus Aconaemys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.