Doum Palm vs Little Black Serotine

Hyphaene compressa compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Eptesicus
Species	Hyphaene compressa	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.