Asian swordfern vs Dryad Monkey

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Chlorocebus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Dryad Monkey
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).

Dryad Monkey

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).