Floating Bur-Reed vs Fringed Myotis

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sparganium	Myotis
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.