Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs

Myotis leibii compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Myotis	Nostoc
Species	Myotis leibii	Nostoc sphaericum

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 Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.