basket fern vs False Water Rat

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Xeromys
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.