Angelin vs Narrow swordfern

Andira inermis compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Angelin is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Angelin Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Fabaceae Nephrolepidaceae
Genus Andira Nephrolepis
Species Andira inermis Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Angelin and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Angelin Narrow swordfern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angelin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (India, Singapore), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

Angelin

The Angelin (Andira inermis) is a species in the genus Andira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indom.

Narrow swordfern

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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