False Serotine Bat vs Lesser Coucal

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Centropus bengalensis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Centropus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Lesser Coucal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Lesser Coucal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.