Chiriquinan Serotine vs Mexican cedar

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Cedrela
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Mexican cedar
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 cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.