Blackstem Spleenwort vs False Water Rat

Asplenium resiliens compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asplenium	Xeromys
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.