Black Mastiff Bat vs limestone fern

Molossus rufus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Molossus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Molossus rufus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

Black Mastiff Bat

The Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus) is a species in the genus Molossus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.