Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nephrolepis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.