Fringed Myotis vs Gut Weed

Myotis thysanodes compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Myotis	Ulva
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).