Little Black Serotine vs Small shell ginger

Eptesicus andinus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Alpinia
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.