Lofty Pericote vs Vegetable fern

Auliscomys sublimis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lofty Pericote	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Auliscomys	Diplazium
Species	Auliscomys sublimis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lofty Pericote	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.