Appalachian Polypody vs One-striped opossum

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	One-striped opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Polypodium	Monodelphis
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Monodelphis unistriata

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	One-striped opossum
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.

One-striped opossum

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.