arctic rustwort vs Lesser Naked Bat

Marsupella arctica compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• arctic rustwort is Critically Endangered while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic rustwort	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Marsupella	Cheiromeles
Species	Marsupella arctica	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

arctic rustwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic rustwort	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic rustwort

The Arctic rustwort (Marsupella arctica) is a species in the genus Marsupella. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.