Diminutive Serotine vs Floating Fern

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Salvinia
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).