Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Diminutive Serotine

Fumaria densiflora compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Papaveraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fumaria	Eptesicus
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.