Asian swordfern vs Dusky melanomys

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Dusky melanomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Dusky melanomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Melanomys
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Melanomys caliginosus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Dusky melanomys
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).

Dusky melanomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia