Harmless Serotine vs stinking goosefoot

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Chenopodium vulvaria

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while stinking goosefoot is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	stinking goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Chenopodium
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Chenopodium vulvaria

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

stinking goosefoot

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	stinking goosefoot
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.

stinking goosefoot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.