Harmless Serotine vs Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Sturnira lilium

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Little Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Little Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Sturnira lilium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Little Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.