Harmless Serotine vs Silkrubber

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Funtumia
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.