Chiriquinan Serotine vs Fringed rue

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ruta
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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 🇪🇨 Ecuador