Marbled polecat vs Narrow swordfern

Vormela peregusna compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Marbled polecat is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled polecat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Vormela	Nephrolepis
Species	Vormela peregusna	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Marbled polecat

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled polecat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled polecat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).