Botta's Serotine vs Oakes' Pondweed

Eptesicus bottae compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's Serotine	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Potamogeton
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's Serotine	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.