Guyenne Spiny-rat vs Narrow swordfern

Proechimys guyannensis compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyenne 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 guyannensis	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).