Harmless Serotine vs Pencil flower

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Stylosanthes
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Pencil flower
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.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).