Diminutive Serotine vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Artibeus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela