Desert Long-eared Bat vs Ragged Notchwort

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Mesoptychia
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.