basket fern vs Mona Monkey

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Cercopithecus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Mona Monkey
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.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. 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.