basket fern vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Caloprymnus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Caloprymnus campestris

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.