Little Black Serotine vs Little Red Flying Fox

Eptesicus andinus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Little Red Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Serotine and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.