False Serotine Bat vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Flat-faced Fruit-eating 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	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Artibeus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.