Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Four-barred Major

Myotis leibii compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Myotis	Oxycera
Species	Myotis leibii	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Small-Footed Bat and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Four-barred Major
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.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.