Berry Fern vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Cystopteris bulbifera compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Berry Fern is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry Fern	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Hsunycteris
Species	Cystopteris bulbifera	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berry Fern	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Berry Fern

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