Bronze Sprite vs Floating Fern

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bronze Sprite is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Salvinia
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.