Botta's Serotine vs Cricket-Bat Willow

Eptesicus bottae compared with Salix alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's Serotine Cricket-Bat Willow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Vespertilionidae Salicaceae
Genus Eptesicus Salix
Species Eptesicus bottae Salix alba

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Cricket-Bat Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's Serotine Cricket-Bat Willow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cricket-Bat Willow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Libya), Asia (Yemen), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Botta's Serotine

The Botta's Serotine (Eptesicus bottae) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cricket-Bat Willow

No description available.

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