Diminutive Serotine vs Shellplant

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Zingiberales (อันดับขิง)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Alpinia
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).