Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis vs slender thistle

Myotis blythii compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	slender thistle
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	Carduus
Species	Myotis blythii	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.