Alpine Water-moss vs Lesser Large-footed Myotis

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Myotis hasseltii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Myotis
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Myotis hasseltii

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.