Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Farges’s Holly

Myotis leibii compared with Ilex fargesii

Key Differences

Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Farges’s Holly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Farges’s Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Myotis	Ilex
Species	Myotis leibii	Ilex fargesii

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Farges’s Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Farges’s Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.