Flower-faced Bat vs limestone fern

Anthops ornatus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthops	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anthops ornatus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.