False Serotine Bat vs Tamá Small-eared Shrew

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cryptotis tamensis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Tamá Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Tamá Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cryptotis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cryptotis tamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Tamá Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Tamá Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.