False Serotine Bat vs Patagonian Opossum

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lestodelphys
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Patagonian Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.