Lesser Naked Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked 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	Cheiromeles	Nephrolepis
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked 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.