Harmless Serotine vs Smooth Stonewort

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Smooth Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Characeae
Genus	Eptesicus	Nitella
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.