Little Black Serotine vs root-eating beetle

Eptesicus andinus compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Rhizophagus
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Serotine and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.