False Serotine Bat vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Crocidura
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).