Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Streamside Swordfern

Dendrogale murina compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Nephrolepis
Species	Dendrogale murina	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.