Desert Rat-kangaroo vs Vegetable fern

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Diplazium
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

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