Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Harmless Serotine

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Harmless 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 hirsutus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.