False Serotine Bat vs Scale-throated Hermit

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Phaethornis eurynome

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Scale-throated Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Scale-throated Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Phaethornis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Phaethornis eurynome

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Scale-throated Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scale-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Scale-throated Hermit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scale-throated Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.