New Guinean planigale vs Streamside Swordfern

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• New Guinean planigale is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Planigale	Nephrolepis
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

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.