Chinese Water Myotis vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Myotis laniger compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Myotis	Harpiocephalus
Species	Myotis laniger	Harpiocephalus harpia

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Lesser Hairy-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan