Chiriquinan Serotine vs Light Red Meranti

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Shorea
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.