Fly marsh elder vs Hodgson's Myotis

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Myotis formosus

Key Differences

• Fly marsh elder is Least Concern while Hodgson's Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Hodgson's 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	Iva	Myotis
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Myotis formosus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Hodgson's Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Hodgson's Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.