African Orange Tip vs Big Brown Bat

Colotis evenina compared with Eptesicus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Orange Tip	Big Brown Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Colotis	Eptesicus
Species	Colotis evenina	Eptesicus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Orange Tip and Big Brown Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Orange Tip	Big Brown Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) 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.