Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Grooved Flax

Myotis leibii compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Linaceae
Genus	Myotis	Linum
Species	Myotis leibii	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States