Mérida Aepeomys vs Vegetable fern

Aepeomys lugens compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	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	Aepeomys	Diplazium
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

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