Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs mat muhly

Myotis leibii compared with Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while mat muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	mat muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myotis	Muhlenbergia
Species	Myotis leibii	Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

mat muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	mat muhly
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.

mat muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.