False Serotine Bat vs Pygmy planigale

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Planigale maculata

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Pygmy planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Pygmy planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Planigale
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Planigale maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pygmy planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Pygmy planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.