Bat-eared fox vs Streamside Swordfern

Otocyon megalotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Nephrolepis
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.