Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs greater mouse-eared bat

Anarta myrtilli compared with Myotis myotis

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while greater mouse-eared bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	greater mouse-eared bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Anarta	Myotis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Myotis myotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and greater mouse-eared bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

greater mouse-eared bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	greater mouse-eared bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

greater mouse-eared bat

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.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.