Green Thorntail vs Harmless Serotine

Discosura conversii compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Green Thorntail is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Thorntail	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Discosura	Eptesicus
Species	Discosura conversii	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Thorntail and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Green Thorntail

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Thorntail	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador