buttoned snout vs Harmless Serotine

Hypena rostralis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• buttoned snout is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erebidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypena	Eptesicus
Species	Hypena rostralis	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

buttoned snout and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.