basket fern vs Finlayson's squirrel

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Callosciurus finlaysonii

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Finlayson's squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Finlayson's squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Callosciurus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Callosciurus finlaysonii

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Finlayson's squirrel
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.

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

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.