Californian Leaf-nosed Bat vs Floating Fern

Macrotus californicus compared with Salvinia nymphellula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Californian Leaf-nosed Bat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Macrotus	Salvinia
Species	Macrotus californicus	Salvinia nymphellula

Conservation Status

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Californian Leaf-nosed Bat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

The Californian Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus) is a species in the genus Macrotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.