Angolan Talapoin vs Narrow swordfern

Miopithecus talapoin compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Angolan Talapoin is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan Talapoin	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Miopithecus	Nephrolepis
Species	Miopithecus talapoin	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Angolan Talapoin

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan Talapoin	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Talapoin

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).

Angolan Talapoin

The Angolan Talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) is a species in the genus Miopithecus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.