Chiriquinan Serotine vs Vidal oak

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Vidal oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Lithocarpus
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Vidal oak
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.

Vidal oak

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.