Harmless Serotine vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Seba's Short-tailed 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	Carollia
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Harmless Serotine and Seba's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Seba's Short-tailed 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.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador