Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Rabbitear iris

Myotis leibii compared with Iris laevigata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Rabbitear iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Myotis	Iris
Species	Myotis leibii	Iris laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Small-Footed Bat and Rabbitear iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Rabbitear iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Rabbitear iris
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.

Rabbitear iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States