Asian swordfern vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Hsunycteris
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia