Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Myotis
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Myotis leibii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Eastern Small-Footed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.