Harmless Serotine vs Thatching grass

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).