Cape Sea-snake vs Diminutive Serotine

Eptatretus hexatrema compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Cape Sea-snake is Least Concern while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sea-snake	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myxinidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Eptatretus	Eptesicus
Species	Eptatretus hexatrema	Eptesicus diminutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Sea-snake and Diminutive Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cape Sea-snake

LC — Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Sea-snake	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sea-snake

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Cape Sea-snake

The Cape Sea-snake (Eptatretus hexatrema) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.