delicate germanderwort vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Riccardia multifida compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• delicate germanderwort is Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	delicate germanderwort	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aneuraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Riccardia	Macroglossus
Species	Riccardia multifida	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	delicate germanderwort	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.