False Serotine Bat vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Merriam's kangaroo 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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dipodomys
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.