Little Black Serotine vs Tome's spiny rat

Eptesicus andinus compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Proechimys
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Serotine and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador