Harmless Serotine vs Hispid starbur

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Hispid starbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Hispid starbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Acanthospermum
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Hispid starbur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).