Diminutive Serotine vs Southern Gatekeeper

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Pyronia cecilia

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Southern Gatekeeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Southern Gatekeeper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Eptesicus	Pyronia
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Pyronia cecilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Southern Gatekeeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Southern Gatekeeper
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.

Southern Gatekeeper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).