Asian swordfern vs Chinese Hare

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Lepus sinensis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Lepus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Chinese Hare
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).

Chinese Hare

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).

Chinese Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.