Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Streamside Swordfern

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Nephrolepis
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.