Fringed Myotis vs Wild Lettuce

Myotis thysanodes compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myotis	Lactuca
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.