Chiriquinan serotine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chiriquinan serotine lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eptesicus chiriquinus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Chiriquinan serotine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chiriquinan serotine in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Chiriquinan serotine endangered?

The Chiriquinan serotine’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chiriquinan serotine?

The Chiriquinan serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Eptesicus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chiriquinan serotine

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. However, the species is poorly known and may be rare. Its worst known threat is habitat modification, and it has been known to exist in protected areas.

The Chiriquinan serotine is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Amazônia Legal. Its type locality is in Boquete, Chiriquí from an elevation of 4,000 ft (1,200 m). The species is an insectivore and is likely forest-dependent. It prefers moist habitats, montane tropical forests, or evergreen forests.

It is considered to be distinct from the little black serotine and the Brazilian brown bat. The IUCN Red List includes Eptesicus montosus with the Chiriquinan serotine.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chiriquinan serotine (revision 1317598325), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3726958 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).