Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Cormura brevirostris compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Cormura	Botrychium
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.