Long-tailed Marmot vs Streamside Swordfern

Marmota caudata compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Marmota	Nephrolepis
Species	Marmota caudata	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

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.