Asian swordfern vs Pale fox

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

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).