Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Key lime

Myotis leibii compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Myotis	Citrus
Species	Myotis leibii	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States