Little Black Serotine vs Melancholy Thistle

Eptesicus andinus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Melancholy Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).