Handley's Nectar Bat vs limestone fern

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Gymnocarpium
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.