Chiriquinan Serotine vs Confused flour beetle

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Tribolium confusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Confused flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Tribolium
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Tribolium confusum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chiriquinan Serotine and Confused flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Confused flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Confused flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chiriquinan Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Confused flour beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Mongolia), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Chiriquinan Serotine

The Chiriquinan Serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela