Chiriquinan Serotine vs Gray Field Slug

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Deroceras
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chiriquinan Serotine and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Gray Field Slug
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.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia