Harmless Serotine vs Sieva bean

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Sieva bean
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Phaseolus
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).