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Argentine serotine

Eptesicus furinalis (d'Orbigny, 1847)

Status not recordedbats

The argentine serotine (Eptesicus furinalis) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 7.7 g to 7.74 g.

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Quick facts about the argentine serotine

Weight
7.74 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
92.5 days
Young per litter or clutch
1.86
Age at maturity
11.1 months
Litters or clutches a year
2
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Aerial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the argentine serotine live?

Not recorded

Is the argentine serotine endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the argentine serotine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusEptesicus
  7. SpeciesEptesicus furinalis (d'Orbigny, 1847)

Synonyms Neoeptesicus furinalis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Argentine brown batEnglish
  • Argentinian brown batEnglish
  • Sérotine tropicaleFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the argentine serotine

Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.

LC, Least Concern
Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus)

Serotine bat

Eptesicus serotinus

Vespertilionidae

LC, Least Concern
Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)

Northern bat

Eptesicus nilssonii

Vespertilionidae

Gobi serotine

Eptesicus gobiensis

VespertilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the argentine serotine?

An adult argentine serotine weighs 7.74 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long is the argentine serotine pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 92.5 days.

What kind of animal is the argentine serotine?

The argentine serotine (Eptesicus furinalis) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Argentine serotine (Eptesicus furinalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/argentine-serotine

MLA

“Argentine serotine (Eptesicus furinalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/argentine-serotine.

BibTeX
@misc{argentine_serotine_2026,
  title = {Argentine serotine (Eptesicus furinalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/argentine-serotine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}