Fringed Myotis vs root-eating beetle

Myotis thysanodes compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Myotis	Rhizophagus
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.