Beach-tea vs Harmless Serotine

Croton punctatus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Beach-tea is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Croton	Eptesicus
Species	Croton punctatus	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-tea	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

Beach-tea

The Beach-tea (Croton punctatus) is a species in the genus Croton. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.