Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs

Myotis leibii compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Myotis	Microbotryum
Species	Myotis leibii	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.