False Serotine Bat vs Fossa

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cryptoprocta
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.