Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Fringed Cup

Myotis leibii compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Myotis	Encoelia
Species	Myotis leibii	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Fringed Cup
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.