Fringed Myotis vs Old-man-in-the-spring

Myotis thysanodes compared with Senecio vulgaris

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Old-man-in-the-spring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Old-man-in-the-spring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myotis	Senecio
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Senecio vulgaris

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Old-man-in-the-spring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old-man-in-the-spring

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).