Dark Stonewort vs Little Black Serotine

Nitella opaca compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Stonewort	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Characeae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nitella	Eptesicus
Species	Nitella opaca	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Stonewort	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.