Blanford's Bat vs wall scalewort

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Porella
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.