Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Minute duckweed

Myotis leibii compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Araceae
Genus	Myotis	Lemna
Species	Myotis leibii	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).