Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Selaginella rupestris

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Lophostoma	Selaginella
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.