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Little black serotine

Eptesicus andinus J. A. Allen, 1914

LCLeast Concernbats

The little black serotine (Eptesicus andinus) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 9.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the little black serotine

Weight
9.2 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
1.46src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the little black serotine live?

Not recorded

What is the little black serotine?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

From the Wikipedia article “Little black serotine” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_black_serotine&oldid=1315062567), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the little black serotine endangered?

The little black serotine is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the little black serotine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusEptesicus
  7. SpeciesEptesicus andinus J. A. Allen, 1914

Synonyms Neoeptesicus andinus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the little black 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

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the little black serotine?

An adult little black serotine weighs 9.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the little black serotine endangered?

The little black serotine is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the little black serotine?

The little black serotine (Eptesicus andinus) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{little_black_serotine_2026,
  title = {Little black serotine (Eptesicus andinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-black-serotine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}