Chinese Water Myotis vs Yellow Fatu

Myotis laniger compared with Abutilon pitcairnense

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Myotis is Least Concern while Yellow Fatu is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Yellow Fatu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Myotis	Abutilon
Species	Myotis laniger	Abutilon pitcairnense

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Fatu

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Yellow Fatu
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.

Yellow Fatu

Habitat

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

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.