De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs limestone fern

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Gymnocarpium
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.