Chiriquinan Serotine vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Eptesicus	Saccopteryx
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Saccopteryx canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chiriquinan Serotine and Frosted Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
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.

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

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