Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Myotis leibii compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Myotis	Artibeus
Species	Myotis leibii	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Small-Footed Bat and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.