Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Notomys fuscus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Streamside 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	Notomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Notomys fuscus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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.