Asian swordfern vs Balkan Mole

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Talpa stankovici

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Balkan Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Talpa
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Balkan Mole
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).

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.