deadly nightshade vs Little Black Serotine

Atropa belladonna compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Atropa	Eptesicus
Species	Atropa belladonna	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.