Gilbert's dunnart vs Narrow swordfern

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart Narrow swordfern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Dasyuridae Nephrolepidaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Nephrolepis
Species Sminthopsis gilberti Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart Narrow swordfern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

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).

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

Narrow swordfern

No description available.

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