limestone fern vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Natalus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.