Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Narrow swordfern

Uropsilus investigator compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Nephrolepis
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).