basket fern vs Monk Saki

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Pithecia
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.