Eger’s Long-fingered Bat vs Foxtail

Miniopterus egeri compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Eger’s Long-fingered Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Miniopteridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Miniopterus	Amaranthus
Species	Miniopterus egeri	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).