Asian swordfern vs Australian baobab

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Adansonia gregorii

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Australian baobab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Australian baobab
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Adansonia
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Adansonia gregorii

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Australian baobab share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Australian baobab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Australian baobab

Habitat

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

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).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.