Asian swordfern vs Coppery Sprite

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Arielulus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Coppery Sprite
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).

Coppery Sprite

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).