Five-leaflet Bitter-cress vs Harmless Serotine

Cardamine pentaphyllos compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Brassicaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cardamine	Eptesicus
Species	Cardamine pentaphyllos	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.