false pepperwort vs Lesser Chiruromys

Marsilea crenata compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marsileaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marsilea	Chiruromys
Species	Marsilea crenata	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Lesser Chiruromys
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.