Floating Fern vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Salvinia natans compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Salvinia	Lonchophylla
Species	Salvinia natans	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.