Heath Pseudomys vs Vegetable fern

Pseudomys shortridgei compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Pseudomys	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Pseudomys	Diplazium
Species	Pseudomys shortridgei	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Pseudomys	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

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