False Serotine Bat vs Harlequin Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Harlequin 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 same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Scotomanes
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Scotomanes ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Harlequin Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.