False Serotine Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.