Chiriquinan Serotine vs Silkbay

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Persea
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Silkbay
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.

Silkbay

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.