Chiriquinan Serotine vs Shoebutton

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ardisia
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.