Diminutive Serotine vs Field Foxtail

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Alopecurus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).