Mentawai Squirrel vs Narrow swordfern

Callosciurus melanogaster compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Squirrel	Narrow 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	Callosciurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Callosciurus melanogaster	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mentawai Squirrel	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).