Blanford's Bat vs speckled rustwort

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Marsupella
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	speckled rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.