Maxwell's Duiker vs Narrow swordfern

Philantomba maxwellii compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maxwell's Duiker	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Nephrolepis
Species	Philantomba maxwellii	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maxwell's Duiker	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maxwell's Duiker

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).