Diminutive Serotine vs Tome's spiny rat

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Proechimys
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.