Chiriquinan Serotine vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eptesicus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chiriquinan Serotine and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chiriquinan Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chiriquinan Serotine

The Chiriquinan Serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela