False Serotine Bat vs Forest Croton

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Croton sylvaticus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Forest Croton is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Croton
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Forest Croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.