Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Greater Ghost Bat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Nymphoides	Diclidurus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Greater Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.