Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Thicket Bean

Myotis leibii compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thicket Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Myotis leibii	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.