Asian swordfern vs Large False Serotine

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Hesperoptenus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Large False Serotine
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 False Serotine

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).