Chiriquinan Serotine vs Shelled Slug

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Testacella
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Shelled 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.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.