Ferny Azolla vs Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Azolla pinnata compared with Micronycteris giovanniae

Key Differences

Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Giovanni's Big-eared Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Azolla	Micronycteris
Species	Azolla pinnata	Micronycteris giovanniae

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).