Dwarf Flying Fox vs False Serotine Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hesperoptenus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.