Fringed Myotis vs Red melastome

Myotis thysanodes compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Myotis	Melastoma
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.