False Serotine Bat vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mops
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Mops petersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Peterson's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.