False Serotine Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.