Appalachian Polypody vs Long-tailed dunnart

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Polypodium	Sminthopsis
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Long-tailed dunnart
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.

Long-tailed dunnart

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.