Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Meadow Waxcap

Myotis leibii compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Meadow Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Myotis	Cuphophyllus
Species	Myotis leibii	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Meadow Waxcap
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.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States