Blackstem Spleenwort vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Asplenium resiliens compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asplenium	Bdeogale
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.