Big-footed Myotis vs Horsetail

Myotis macrodactylus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-footed Myotis	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Myotis	Equisetum
Species	Myotis macrodactylus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Big-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.