False Serotine Bat vs marsh rice rat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Oryzomys
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.