Diminutive Serotine vs Hairy Marron

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Cherax
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Hairy Marron share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Hairy Marron
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.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.