Formosan koa vs Harmless Serotine

Acacia confusa compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	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	Acacia	Eptesicus
Species	Acacia confusa	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

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.