Eastern Red Bat vs variable forklet moss

Lasiurus borealis compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Dicranella
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States