Fringed Myotis vs Purple Mullein

Myotis thysanodes compared with Verbascum phoeniceum

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Purple Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Purple Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Myotis	Verbascum
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Verbascum phoeniceum

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Purple Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Purple Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).