Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs marsh-elder

Myotis leibii compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	marsh-elder
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	Iva
Species	Myotis leibii	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.