False Serotine Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Lyles flying fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.