Asian swordfern vs Butterfly-leaf

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Adenolobus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Adenolobus garipensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Butterfly-leaf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Butterfly-leaf
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).

Butterfly-leaf

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).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.