Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Fissidens
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.