Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Fringed Myotis

Malva alcea compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Malva	Myotis
Species	Malva alcea	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.