Asian swordfern vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Petaurista
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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).

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

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).