escadinha-do-céu vs feto-espada

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Nephrolepis exaltata

Key Differences

• escadinha-do-céu is Not Evaluated while feto-espada is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	escadinha-do-céu	feto-espada
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Nephrolepidaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus same	Nephrolepis	Nephrolepis
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Nephrolepis exaltata

Evolutionary Relationship

escadinha-do-céu and feto-espada share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrolepis.

Conservation Status

escadinha-do-céu

NE — Not Evaluated

feto-espada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	escadinha-do-céu	feto-espada
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

escadinha-do-céu

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).

feto-espada

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa