Golden Thomasomys vs Vegetable fern

Thomasomys aureus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Diplazium
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.