False Serotine Bat vs silky cuscus

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while silky cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Phalanger
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	silky cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.