Harmless serotine
Eptesicus innoxius (Gervais, 1841)
The harmless serotine (Eptesicus innoxius) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 7.49 g to 8.86 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the harmless serotine
- Weight
- 7.49 g – 8.86 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the harmless serotine live?
Not recorded
What is the harmless serotine?
The harmless serotine (Eptesicus innoxius) is a species of vesper bat. It has a restricted range in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. An insectivorous species, it is a resident of tropical dry forest habitat, and is threatened by deforestation.
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Is the harmless serotine endangered?
The harmless serotine is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the harmless serotine classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusEptesicus
- SpeciesEptesicus innoxius (Gervais, 1841)
Synonyms Eptesicus espadae, Eptesicus punicus, Neoeptesicus innoxius, Vespertilio espadae, Vespertilio innoxius
Relatives of the harmless serotine
Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.
Serotine bat
Eptesicus serotinus
Northern bat
Eptesicus nilssonii
Big brown bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Botta's serotine
Eptesicus bottae
Gobi big brown bat
Eptesicus gobiensis
Argentine brown bat
Eptesicus furinalis
CompareHarmless serotine vs Serotine batHarmless serotine vs Northern batHarmless serotine vs Big brown batHarmless serotine vs Botta's serotine
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the harmless serotine?
An adult harmless serotine weighs 7.49 g – 8.86 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the harmless serotine endangered?
The harmless serotine is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the harmless serotine?
The harmless serotine (Eptesicus innoxius) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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