Mérida Rhipidomys vs Narrow swordfern

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).