Flat Wrack vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Fucus spiralis compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fucaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fucus	Pipistrellus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal