False Serotine Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Greater Short-nosed 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	Cynopterus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.