Appalachian Polypody vs Mexican cottontail

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Polypodium	Sylvilagus
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.