Harmless Serotine vs Indian Sundew

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Drosera indica

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Indian Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Indian Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Drosera
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Drosera indica

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Indian Sundew
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.

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.