Everlasting Pea vs Harmless Serotine

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Eptesicus
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.