Goat's-beard vs Harmless Serotine

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Goat's-beard is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tragopogon	Eptesicus
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.