Chiriquinan Serotine vs Red Balau

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Red Balau
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 carapae

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

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.