False Serotine Bat vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Japanese Short-tailed 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	Eptesicus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.