Diminutive Serotine vs gratiola

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gratiola
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	gratiola
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.

gratiola

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

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.