Botta's Serotine vs Prickly Heath

Eptesicus bottae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Botta's Serotine is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's Serotine	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gaultheria
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's Serotine	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.