Asian swordfern vs Potto

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Perodicticus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Potto
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).

Potto

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).