Big-footed Myotis vs Chinaroot

Myotis macrodactylus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Big-footed Myotis is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-footed Myotis	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Myotis	Dioscorea
Species	Myotis macrodactylus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Big-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-footed Myotis	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-footed Myotis

The Big-footed Myotis (Myotis macrodactylus) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.