Mexican woodrat vs Streamside Swordfern

Neotoma mexicana compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Mexican woodrat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican woodrat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Nephrolepis
Species	Neotoma mexicana	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican woodrat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican woodrat

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.