Appalachian Polypody vs western polypody

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Polypodium hesperium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	western polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family same	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus same	Polypodium	Polypodium
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Polypodium hesperium

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Polypody and western polypody share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polypodium.

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

western polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	western polypody
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.

western polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Appalachian Polypody

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France