Bottlebrush Grass vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Elymus hystrix compared with Myotis blythii

Key Differences

• Bottlebrush Grass is Not Evaluated while Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottlebrush Grass	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Elymus	Myotis
Species	Elymus hystrix	Myotis blythii

Conservation Status

Bottlebrush Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottlebrush Grass	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottlebrush Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Bottlebrush Grass

The Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix) is a species in the genus Elymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.