Berry Fern vs Lesser Noctule

Cystopteris bulbifera compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Berry Fern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry Fern	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Nyctalus
Species	Cystopteris bulbifera	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berry Fern	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berry Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.