Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Streamside Swordfern

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Nephrolepis
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.