Guemal vs Narrow swordfern

Hippocamelus bisulcus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Guemal is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guemal	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Hippocamelus	Nephrolepis
Species	Hippocamelus bisulcus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guemal	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guemal

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).