Fringed Myotis vs Mountain Argus

Myotis thysanodes compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Myotis	Aricia
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.