Floating Fern vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Salvinia natans compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	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	Salvinia	Rhinolophus
Species	Salvinia natans	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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).

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.