False Serotine Bat vs groundhog

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Marmota
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.