Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Wood Dot Lichen

Myotis leibii compared with Micarea melaena

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Wood Dot Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Wood Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Myotis	Micarea
Species	Myotis leibii	Micarea melaena

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Wood Dot Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Wood Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Wood Dot Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States