African civet vs Asian swordfern

Civettictis civetta compared with Nephrolepis brownii

Key Differences

  • African civet is Least Concern while Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Asian swordfern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Viverridae Nephrolepidaceae
Genus Civettictis Nephrolepis
Species Civettictis civetta Nephrolepis brownii

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Asian swordfern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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