Chiriquinan serotine
Species of bat
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The Chiriquinan serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species of house bat.
| Chiriquinan serotine | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Eptesicus |
| Species: | E. chiriquinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eptesicus chiriquinus Simmons & Voss, 1998 | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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E. inca (Thomas 1920) | |
The Chiriquinan serotine is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide distribution and the unlikelihood of its speedy decline.[1] However, the species is poorly known and may be rare.[1] Its worst known threat is habitat modification, and it has been known to exist in protected areas.[1]
The Chiriquinan serotine is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Amazônia Legal.[2] Its type locality is in Boquete, Chiriquí from an elevation of 4,000 ft (1,200 m).[2] The species is an insectivore and is likely forest-dependent.[1] It prefers moist habitats, montane tropical forests, or evergreen forests.[1]
It is considered to be distinct from the little black serotine and the Brazilian brown bat.[2] The IUCN Red List includes Eptesicus montosus with the Chiriquinan serotine.[1]
