African lungfish vs Diminutive Serotine

Protopterus annectens compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• African lungfish is Least Concern while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African lungfish	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Protopteridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Protopterus	Eptesicus
Species	Protopterus annectens	Eptesicus diminutus

Evolutionary Relationship

African lungfish and Diminutive Serotine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African lungfish	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African lungfish

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

African lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.