candelabra aloe vs Streamside Swordfern

Aloe arborescens compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Streamside 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 rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Streamside 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).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia