Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Lesser marigold

Myotis leibii compared with Tagetes filifolia

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Lesser marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Lesser marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myotis	Tagetes
Species	Myotis leibii	Tagetes filifolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Lesser marigold
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.

Lesser marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States