false pepperwort vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Marsilea crenata compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marsileaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Marsilea	Rhizomys
Species	Marsilea crenata	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.