Little black serotine

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Little black serotine
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. andinus
Binomial name
Eptesicus andinus
(J.A. Allen, 1914)
Eptesicus andinus map.svg

The little black serotine (Eptesicus andinus) is a species of insectivorous vesper bat. [2] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil at elevations from 100 to 3300 m. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Molinari, J.; Aguirre, L. (2016). "Eptesicus andinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T7912A22115355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7912A22115355.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  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.