Asian swordfern vs Sword Fern

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Nephrolepis exaltata

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Sword Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Sword Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Nephrolepidaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus same	Nephrolepis	Nephrolepis
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Nephrolepis exaltata

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Sword Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrolepis.

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Sword Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Sword Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia