Dark fruit-eating bat vs Harmless Serotine

Artibeus obscurus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eptesicus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador