Asian swordfern vs Mexican vole

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Microtus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Mexican vole
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).

Mexican vole

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).