Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Floating Fern

Myotis leibii compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Myotis	Salvinia
Species	Myotis leibii	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).