Bird's Eye vs Narrow swordfern

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Nephrolepis
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.