Eastern Red Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Lasiurus borealis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.