Chiriquinan Serotine vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Molossidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Tadarida
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chiriquinan Serotine and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Mexican free-tailed 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.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela