bluff cinquefoil vs Fringed Myotis

Potentilla arenosa compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• bluff cinquefoil is Near Threatened while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluff cinquefoil	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Potentilla	Myotis
Species	Potentilla arenosa	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

bluff cinquefoil

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluff cinquefoil	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluff cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bluff cinquefoil

The Bluff cinquefoil (Potentilla arenosa) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.