buffalo-berry vs Harmless Serotine

Shepherdia argentea compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• buffalo-berry is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buffalo-berry	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elaeagnaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Shepherdia	Eptesicus
Species	Shepherdia argentea	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

buffalo-berry

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buffalo-berry	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buffalo-berry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

buffalo-berry

The Buffalo-Berry (Shepherdia argentea) is a species in the genus Shepherdia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.