basket fern vs Leightons linsang

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Poiana
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Leightons linsang
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.

Leightons linsang

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.