alpine pussytoes vs Streamside Swordfern

Antennaria alpina compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Nephrolepis
Species	Antennaria alpina	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and Streamside Swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.