Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.