Fringed Myotis vs Needle Bush

Myotis thysanodes compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Myotis	Hakea
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).