False Serotine Bat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Brachyuromys
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.