Cuckoo-Bread vs Harmless Serotine

Oxalis acetosella compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuckoo-Bread	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Oxalis	Eptesicus
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuckoo-Bread	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.