False Serotine Bat vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Pocketed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Pocketed 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.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.