False Serotine Bat vs floating crystalwort

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Riccia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.