Gray-footed Spiny-rat vs Narrow swordfern

Proechimys poliopus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Nephrolepis
Species	Proechimys poliopus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).