basket fern vs Black Kauri

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Agathis atropurpurea

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Black Kauri is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Black Kauri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Agathis
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Agathis atropurpurea

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Black Kauri
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Black Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.