Big-footed Myotis vs Europäische Biber

Myotis macrodactylus compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Big-footed Myotis is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-footed Myotis	Europäische Biber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Myotis	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Myotis macrodactylus	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-footed Myotis and Europäische Biber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Big-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-footed Myotis	Europäische Biber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Europäische Biber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-footed Myotis

The Big-footed Myotis (Myotis macrodactylus) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Europäische Biber

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.