Large Short-tailed Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed 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	Brachyuromys	Nephrolepis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed 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.