Harmless Serotine vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Little Fruit-eating Bat
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	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Artibeus
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador