Chinese Water Myotis vs Rock soapwort

Myotis laniger compared with Saponaria ocymoides

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Myotis is Least Concern while Rock soapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Rock soapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myotis	Saponaria
Species	Myotis laniger	Saponaria ocymoides

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Rock soapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Rock soapwort
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.

Rock soapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.