Harmless Serotine vs intermediate oak fern

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	intermediate oak fern
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.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.