Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Myotis leibii compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Myotis	Sargus
Species	Myotis leibii	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Small-Footed Bat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.