Large False Serotine vs Streamside Swordfern

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Nephrolepis
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

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.