candelabra aloe vs Narrow swordfern

Aloe arborescens compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Aloe	Nephrolepis
Species	Aloe arborescens	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan