Australian baobab vs Narrow swordfern

Adansonia gregorii compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Australian baobab is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Malvaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Nephrolepis
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian baobab and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.