Ferny Azolla vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Azolla pinnata compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Azolla	Rhinolophus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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).