Natterer's Bat vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Myotis nattereri compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natterer's Bat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Myotis	Dicksonia
Species	Myotis nattereri	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natterer's Bat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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