Asian swordfern vs giraffe

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

  • Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while giraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian swordfern giraffe
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (cordados)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Nephrolepis Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Nephrolepis brownii Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

giraffe

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian swordfern giraffe
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 5.5 m
Average Weight 1.2 t

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).

giraffe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

giraffe

A girafa (Giraffa camelopardalis) é o animal terrestre mais alto da Terra, podendo atingir 5,5 metros de altura e pesar até 1.750 kg. Seu pescoço alongado, contendo as mesmas sete vértebras cervicais de todos os mamíferos, evoluiu para se alimentar de acácias nas savanas e bosques africanos. Animal social que vive em manadas soltas sem vínculos permanentes, comunica-se por infrassons e linguagem corporal. Vulnerável, com populações em declínio devido à perda de habitat e à caça ilegal.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia