Appalachian Polypody vs Giant Jumping Rat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Polypodium	Hypogeomys
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Giant Jumping 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.

Giant Jumping 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.