Flat-headed cat vs Narrow swordfern

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed cat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).