basket fern vs Midday Jird

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.