Fen Ragwort vs Fringed Myotis

Jacobaea paludosa compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Ragwort	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Jacobaea	Myotis
Species	Jacobaea paludosa	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Ragwort	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.