Asian swordfern vs Formosan Serow

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Capricornis
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Formosan Serow
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).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).