Floating Fern vs Harlequin Bat

Salvinia natans compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Harlequin Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Salvinia	Scotomanes
Species	Salvinia natans	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Harlequin 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).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.