Eastern Red Bat vs western moonwort

Lasiurus borealis compared with Botrychium hesperium

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while western moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	western moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Botrychium
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Botrychium hesperium

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

western moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	western moonwort
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.

western moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.