Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis vs Prickly Coontail

Myotis blythii compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Myotis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Myotis blythii	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.