MacConnell's Bat vs Mossy Fern

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• MacConnell's Bat is Least Concern while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Mesophylla	Elaphoglossum
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Mossy Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.