limestone fern vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Hsunycteris
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.