Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Vegetable fern

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Diplazium
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.