False Serotine Bat vs Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Phyllostomus latifolius

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Guianan Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Guianan Spear-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	Phyllostomus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Phyllostomus latifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Guianan Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.