Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs False Serotine Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Hesperoptenus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.