False Serotine Bat vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Golden-capped Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Acerodon
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.