arrowroot vs Harmless Serotine

Thalia geniculata compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salpidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Thalia	Eptesicus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.