Flower-faced Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Anthops ornatus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Anthops	Nephrolepis
Species	Anthops ornatus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.