Long-legged Myotis vs Prickly Heath

Myotis volans compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-legged Myotis	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myotis	Gaultheria
Species	Myotis volans	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.