False Serotine Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Madagascan fruit 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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Eidolon
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.