Desert Long-eared Bat vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Fissidens
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.