Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs Narrow swordfern

Molossus fentoni compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Molossus	Nephrolepis
Species	Molossus fentoni	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).