False Serotine Bat vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Greater Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.