Dried Fruit Beetle vs Little Black Serotine

Carpophilus hemipterus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dried Fruit Beetle	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nitidulidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carpophilus	Eptesicus
Species	Carpophilus hemipterus	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dried Fruit Beetle and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dried Fruit Beetle	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.