Appalachian Polypody vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Polypodium	Vampyrodes
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Great Stripe-faced Bat
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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Appalachian Polypody

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