Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Little Black Serotine

Artibeus planirostris compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eptesicus
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela