Diminutive Serotine vs marsh pennywort

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	marsh pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Hydrocotyle
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	marsh pennywort
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.

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.