Asian swordfern vs Malagasy civet

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Fossa
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).