Streamside Swordfern vs feto-espada

Nephrolepis rivularis compared with Nephrolepis exaltata

Key Differences

• Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated while feto-espada is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Streamside Swordfern	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 rivularis	Nephrolepis exaltata

Evolutionary Relationship

Streamside Swordfern and feto-espada share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrolepis.

Conservation Status

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

feto-espada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Streamside Swordfern	feto-espada
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba