False Serotine Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mormoops
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.