Hepatic Tanager vs Little Black Serotine

Piranga flava compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hepatic Tanager	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cardinalidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Piranga	Eptesicus
Species	Piranga flava	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hepatic Tanager and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hepatic Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hepatic Tanager	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hepatic Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hepatic Tanager

Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela