Large rove beetle vs Little Black Serotine

Quedius curtipennis compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large rove beetle	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Staphylinidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Quedius	Eptesicus
Species	Quedius curtipennis	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large rove beetle and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large rove beetle	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.