basket fern vs Flat-headed cat

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed cat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Flat-headed cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Prionailurus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Prionailurus planiceps

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Flat-headed cat
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.

Flat-headed cat

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.