Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis vs Nutmeg

Myotis blythii compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Myotis	Myristica
Species	Myotis blythii	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).