floating crystalwort vs Lesser Naked Bat

Riccia fluitans compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Lesser Naked 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	Cheiromeles
Species	Riccia fluitans	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Lesser Naked 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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.