Northern Bettong vs Streamside Swordfern

Bettongia tropica compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Northern Bettong is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Nephrolepis
Species	Bettongia tropica	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

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.