Conch apple vs Harmless Serotine

Passiflora maliformis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Conch apple is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conch apple	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Passifloraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Passiflora	Eptesicus
Species	Passiflora maliformis	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conch apple	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.