Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs short-stem iris

Myotis leibii compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	short-stem 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 brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	short-stem 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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.