broom wattle vs Streamside Swordfern

Acacia calamifolia compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• broom wattle is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Nephrolepis
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

broom wattle and Streamside Swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broom wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

broom wattle

The Broom Wattle (Acacia calamifolia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia