basket fern vs Hog badger

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Hog badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Arctonyx
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Hog badger
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.

Hog badger

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.