Beach Pea vs Diminutive Serotine

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Eptesicus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.