Fringed Myotis vs Rat tail grass

Myotis thysanodes compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Rat tail 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 elongatus

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).