Asian swordfern vs Ornate Cuscus

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Phalanger
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

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).