Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs limestone fern

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.