Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Myotis leibii compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Myotis	Hydnellum
Species	Myotis leibii	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States