Fringed Myotis vs Shoebutton

Myotis thysanodes compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Myotis	Ardisia
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).