Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Harmless Serotine

Antrostomus vociferus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Antrostomus	Eptesicus
Species	Antrostomus vociferus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Whip-poor-will and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Whip-poor-will

NT — Near Threatened

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.