Eel-Grass Pondweed vs Fringed Myotis

Potamogeton zosteriformis compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Potamogeton	Myotis
Species	Potamogeton zosteriformis	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.