basket fern vs Indian Pangolin

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Manidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Manis
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.