Little Black Serotine vs Pitted beardgrass

Eptesicus andinus compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

• Little Black Serotine is Least Concern while Pitted beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Pitted beardgrass
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	Bothriochloa
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Pitted beardgrass
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.

Pitted beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador