Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Spanish Gorse

Myotis leibii compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myotis	Genista
Species	Myotis leibii	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Spanish Gorse
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.