Lesser Spearwort vs Little Black Serotine

Ranunculus flammula compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spearwort	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Eptesicus
Species	Ranunculus flammula	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spearwort	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.