Asian swordfern vs Giant Otter

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Pteronura brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Giant Otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Giant Otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Pteronura
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Pteronura brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Giant Otter
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).

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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