basket fern vs Qu Yan

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Qu Yan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Qu Yan
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Uropsilus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Qu Yan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Qu Yan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Qu Yan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Qu Yan

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.