Chiriquinan Serotine vs Elephant Apple

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Dillenia
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.