Little Black Serotine vs Prickly Heath

Eptesicus andinus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Little Black Serotine is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gaultheria
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.