Asian swordfern vs Hoary fox

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Lycalopex
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Hoary 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).

Hoary 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).