False Serotine Bat vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cryptotis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.