Chinese Water Myotis vs Cork Moth

Myotis laniger compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Cork Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tineidae
Genus	Myotis	Nemapogon
Species	Myotis laniger	Nemapogon cloacella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Cork Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Cork Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.