Madeiran Pipistrelle vs Vegetable fern

Pipistrellus maderensis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madeiran Pipistrelle	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Pipistrellus	Diplazium
Species	Pipistrellus maderensis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madeiran Pipistrelle	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal