Black Elder vs Diminutive Serotine

Sambucus nigra compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Black Elder is Least Concern while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Elder	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viburnaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sambucus	Eptesicus
Species	Sambucus nigra	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Black Elder

LC — Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Elder	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Elder

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Black Elder

The Black Elder (Sambucus nigra) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also fou. Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Unite...