Asian swordfern vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Microcebus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
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).

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

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).