Asian swordfern vs Large-eared Hutia

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Mesocapromys
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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).