Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser 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 betsileoensis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser 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.