basket fern vs Margay

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Margay
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	Leopardus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia