Fringed Myotis vs Mountain Ricegrass

Myotis thysanodes compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.