Desert Long-eared Bat vs Recurved Peatmoss

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Sphagnum
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.