Diminutive Serotine vs Fused Tooth

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Phellodon
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Fused Tooth
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.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.