Creeping Spikemoss vs Little Black Serotine

Selaginella apoda compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Selaginella	Eptesicus
Species	Selaginella apoda	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.