Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Streamside Swordfern

Phascogale pirata compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Phascogale	Nephrolepis
Species	Phascogale pirata	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.