Fringed Myotis vs Prickly Heath

Myotis thysanodes compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myotis	Gaultheria
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.