Harmless Serotine vs Prickly Coontail

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.