Narrow swordfern vs Philippine mouse-deer

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow swordfern	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Tragulus
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow swordfern	Philippine mouse-deer
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).