Appalachian Polypody vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Polypodium	Chalinolobus
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Long-tailed Wattled 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.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

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.