Greater Ghost Bat vs limestone fern

Diclidurus ingens compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Ghost Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Diclidurus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Diclidurus ingens	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Ghost Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.