False Serotine Bat vs North American Badger

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Taxidea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.