Appalachian Polypody vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Polypodium	Onychogalea
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

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.