False Serotine Bat vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Amblysomus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.