floating crystalwort vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Riccia fluitans compared with Mops mops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Malayan 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	Mops
Species	Riccia fluitans	Mops mops

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Malayan 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.