False Serotine Bat vs Great Flying Fox

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Great Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.