Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Streamside Swordfern

Acrobasis consociella compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pyralidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Nephrolepis
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.