Diminutive Serotine vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Hemaris
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.