Asian swordfern vs Gray Flying Fox

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Gray Flying Fox
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).

Gray Flying Fox

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).