Forest Dormouse vs Narrow swordfern

Dryomys nitedula compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Gliridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).