Creeping Thyme vs Little Black Serotine

Thymus praecox compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Thyme	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Thymus	Eptesicus
Species	Thymus praecox	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.