Collared Inca vs Harmless Serotine

Coeligena torquata compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Collared Inca is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Collared Inca	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Coeligena	Eptesicus
Species	Coeligena torquata	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Collared Inca and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Collared Inca	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Collared Inca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador