Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Myotis leibii compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Myotis	Colchicum
Species	Myotis leibii	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.