Narrow swordfern vs Pale fox

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

  • Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow swordfern Pale fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Nephrolepis Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Nephrolepis cordifolia Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow swordfern Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

No description available.

Pale fox

No description available.

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