Blanford's Bat vs Lesser Scalewort

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Frullania
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.