floating crystalwort vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Riccia fluitans compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ricciaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Riccia	Chaerephon
Species	Riccia fluitans	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.