African Walnut vs Harmless Serotine

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lovoa	Eptesicus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.