Capon'S-Feather vs Streamside Swordfern

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Nephrolepis
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Capon'S-Feather and Streamside Swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.