Mouse-tailed dormouse vs Narrow swordfern

Myomimus roachi compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Gliridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Myomimus	Nephrolepis
Species	Myomimus roachi	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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).