Lesser Large-footed Myotis vs lizard crystalwort

Myotis hasseltii compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Lesser Large-footed Myotis is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Large-footed Myotis	lizard 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	Myotis	Riccia
Species	Myotis hasseltii	Riccia bifurca

Conservation Status

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Large-footed Myotis	lizard crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.