Flat-Leaved Bladderwort vs Little Black Serotine

Utricularia intermedia compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lentibulariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Utricularia	Eptesicus
Species	Utricularia intermedia	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.