Guaira Spiny-rat vs Vegetable fern

Proechimys guairae compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaira Spiny-rat	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Diplazium
Species	Proechimys guairae	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaira Spiny-rat	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.