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Chiriquinan Serotine

Eptesicus chiriquinus Thomas, 1920

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishChiriquinan Serotine
Dutch—
SpanishMurciélago pardo chiriquino
Chinese—
Scientific nameEptesicus chiriquinus Thomas, 1920

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae
GenusEptesicus

In Suriname

21Records in Suriname
2002First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini20
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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