riccie flottante vs vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer

Riccia fluitans compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• riccie flottante is Near Threatened while vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	riccie flottante	vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ricciaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Riccia	Myotis
Species	Riccia fluitans	Myotis nattereri

Conservation Status

riccie flottante

NT — Near Threatened

vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	riccie flottante	vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

riccie flottante

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.

vespertilion de natterer, murin de natterer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden