Barred Forest-Falcon vs Harmless Serotine

Micrastur ruficollis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Barred Forest-Falcon is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Forest-Falcon	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Falconidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Micrastur	Eptesicus
Species	Micrastur ruficollis	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Forest-Falcon and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Barred Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Forest-Falcon	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Forest-Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Barred Forest-Falcon

Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador