Checkered Woodpecker vs Little Black Serotine

Veniliornis mixtus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkered Woodpecker	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Picidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Veniliornis	Eptesicus
Species	Veniliornis mixtus	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Checkered Woodpecker and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Checkered Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkered Woodpecker	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Checkered Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Checkered Woodpecker

The Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) is a species in the genus Veniliornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.