Hormiguerillo vs Harmless Serotine

Senna multijuga compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Hormiguerillo is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hormiguerillo	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Senna	Eptesicus
Species	Senna multijuga	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Hormiguerillo

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hormiguerillo	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hormiguerillo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.