Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Chaerephon major compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Nephrolepis
Species	Chaerephon major	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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.