Coppery Sprite vs Lesser Scalewort

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Frullania
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.