Botta's Serotine vs Hime-butana

Eptesicus bottae compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Botta's Serotine is Least Concern while Hime-butana is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's Serotine	Hime-butana
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Hypochaeris
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Hypochaeris glabra

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Hime-butana

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's Serotine	Hime-butana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hime-butana

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Botta's Serotine

The Botta's Serotine (Eptesicus bottae) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.