Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Sturnira magna compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Tectaria
Species	Sturnira magna	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia