Narrow swordfern vs Nubian Ibex

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Capra nubiana

Key Differences

• Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Nubian Ibex is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow swordfern	Nubian Ibex
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Capra
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Capra nubiana

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Nubian Ibex

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow swordfern	Nubian Ibex
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Nubian Ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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