False Serotine Bat vs marbled lungfish

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while marbled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Protopterus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.