Cauca River Myotis vs Salento Iris

Myotis caucensis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Cauca River Myotis is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cauca River Myotis	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Myotis	Iris
Species	Myotis caucensis	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cauca River Myotis and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cauca River Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cauca River Myotis	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cauca River Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cauca River Myotis

The Cauca River Myotis (Myotis caucensis) 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.