Harmless Serotine vs Wild Lettuce

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Lactuca
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Wild Lettuce
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.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).