Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Makalata didelphoides compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Brazilian spiny tree-rat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Makalata	Nephrolepis
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.