Large Long-clawed Akodont vs Narrow swordfern

Chelemys megalonyx compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Chelemys	Nephrolepis
Species	Chelemys megalonyx	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Long-clawed Akodont

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).