Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Vampyressa melissa compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Nephrolepis
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia