basket fern vs Cape fox

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Vulpes chama

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Cape fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Cape 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 pectinata	Vulpes chama

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Cape fox
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.

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.