False Serotine Bat vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Sturnira giannae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.