False Water Rat vs Narrow swordfern

Xeromys myoides compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Nephrolepis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

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).