Assyrian plum vs Harmless Serotine

Cordia myxa compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Assyrian plum is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assyrian plum	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cordia	Eptesicus
Species	Cordia myxa	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Assyrian plum

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assyrian plum	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assyrian plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Assyrian plum

The Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) is a species in the genus Cordia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic rea. Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).