Comb Notchwort vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Sphenolobus minutus compared with Myotis blythii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comb Notchwort	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Anastrophyllaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sphenolobus	Myotis
Species	Sphenolobus minutus	Myotis blythii

Conservation Status

Comb Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comb Notchwort	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comb Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Comb Notchwort

Sphenolobus minutus, the comb notchwort, is a small leafy liverwort in the family Anastrophyllaceae, assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It has a broad distribution across Europe and both North and South America, indicating a widespread presence in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. As a liverwort, S. minutus belongs to the division Marchantiophyta and is among the earliest-diverging land plant lineages. It inhabits moist, shaded environments on decaying wood, mineral soil, and rock surfaces in forested and montane settings. The plant forms dense mats or patches of small, deeply lobed leaves arranged on a creeping stem, with lobes that may appear notched or comb-like in texture. Liverworts reproduce both sexually via spores and vegetatively via gemmae. S. minutus is sensitive to habitat moisture and atmospheric conditions, making it a potential bioindicator of environmental quality.