False Serotine Bat vs Maxwell's Duiker

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Philantomba
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Maxwell's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.