Appalachian Polypody vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Polypodium	Notomys
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Notomys fuscus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Dusky Hopping Mouse
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.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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.