Chiriquinan serotine

Chiriquinan serotine
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Eptesicus
Species:	E. chiriquinus
Binomial name
Eptesicus chiriquinus Simmons & Voss, 1998
Synonyms[2]
E. inca (Thomas 1920)

The Chiriquinan serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species of house bat.

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]

See also

• Little black serotine
• Brazilian brown bat

References

1. Solari, S. (2019). "Eptesicus chiriquinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136524A21981386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136524A21981386.en.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.