Field Foxtail vs Fringed Myotis

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field Foxtail Fringed Myotis
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Vespertilionidae
Genus Alopecurus Myotis
Species Alopecurus pratensis Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field Foxtail Fringed Myotis
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Fringed Myotis

No description available.

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