Narrow swordfern vs Ornate Cuscus

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow swordfern	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Phalanger
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow swordfern	Ornate Cuscus
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).