Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Narrow swordfern

Acomys nesiotes compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).