arrow-weed vs Harmless Serotine

Pluchea sericea compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• arrow-weed is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-weed	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pluchea	Eptesicus
Species	Pluchea sericea	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

arrow-weed

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-weed	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-weed

Habitat

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

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.

arrow-weed

The Arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.