Amazonian Nectomys vs Vegetable fern

Nectomys rattus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Nectomys	Diplazium
Species	Nectomys rattus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Amazonian Nectomys

The Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys rattus) is a species in the genus Nectomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.