Asian swordfern vs Malayan civet

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Viverra
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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).