Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Narrow swordfern

Hipposideros ater compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Nephrolepis
Species	Hipposideros ater	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).