Flat Wrack vs Harmless Serotine

Fucus spiralis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fucaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fucus	Eptesicus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.