Hodgson's Myotis vs Prickly Heath

Myotis formosus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Hodgson's Myotis is Near Threatened while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Myotis	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myotis	Gaultheria
Species	Myotis formosus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hodgson's Myotis	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.