False Loosestrife vs Little Black Serotine

Ludwigia polycarpa compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Loosestrife	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Onagraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ludwigia	Eptesicus
Species	Ludwigia polycarpa	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

False Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Loosestrife	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Loosestrife

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.