False Serotine Bat vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Jamaican Fig-eating 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	Ariteus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ariteus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Jamaican Fig-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.