Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Botrychium
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.