basket fern vs Lofty Pericote

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Auliscomys
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

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.