Long-legged Myotis vs Prickly Coontail

Myotis volans compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Long-legged Myotis is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-legged 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 volans	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-legged Myotis	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.