Galapagos fur seal vs Streamside Swordfern

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Galapagos fur seal is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos fur seal	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Otariidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Nephrolepis
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Galapagos fur seal

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos fur seal	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos fur seal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia