Asian swordfern vs Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Cheirogaleus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
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).

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

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).