False Serotine Bat vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Amblysomus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Amblysomus hottentotus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.