Blanford's Bat vs woolly apple moss

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Philonotis tomentella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	woolly apple moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Philonotis
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Philonotis tomentella

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

woolly apple moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	woolly apple moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

woolly apple moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.