Fringed Myotis vs Prickly Coontail

Myotis thysanodes compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Myotis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.