Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Pitch canker

Myotis leibii compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Myotis	Fusarium
Species	Myotis leibii	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States