Northern Hopping Mouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Notomys aquilo compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Hopping Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Notomys aquilo	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Hopping Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Hopping Mouse

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.