Botta's Serotine vs Floating Fern

Eptesicus bottae compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Botta's Serotine is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's Serotine	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Salvinia
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's Serotine	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.