Asian swordfern vs puma

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇺🇸 United States