Harmless Serotine vs Silver wattle

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Acacia dealbata

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Silver wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Acacia dealbata

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Silver wattle
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.

Silver wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).