Fringed Myotis vs Meadow-sweet Button

Myotis thysanodes compared with Acleris shepherdana

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Meadow-sweet Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Myotis	Acleris
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Acleris shepherdana

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Meadow-sweet Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Meadow-sweet Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow-sweet Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.