Diminutive Serotine vs Small Persimmon

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Diospyros
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.