Harmless Serotine vs Red-capped Cardinal

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Paroaria gularis

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Red-capped Cardinal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Red-capped Cardinal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Paroaria
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Paroaria gularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Harmless Serotine and Red-capped Cardinal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Red-capped Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Red-capped Cardinal
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.

Red-capped Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador