Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Philonotis
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.