Diminutive Serotine vs slender thistle

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Carduus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.