Fringed Myotis vs Prairie Grass

Myotis thysanodes compared with Sporobolus cryptandrus

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Prairie Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Prairie Grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Sporobolus cryptandrus

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prairie Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Prairie Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prairie Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).