Narrow swordfern vs Potto

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow swordfern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Perodicticus
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow swordfern	Potto
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).