Desert Rat-kangaroo vs Narrow swordfern

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Nephrolepis
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).