Long-legged Myotis vs Melancholy Thistle

Myotis volans compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-legged Myotis	Melancholy 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	Cirsium
Species	Myotis volans	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-legged Myotis	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).