Large False Serotine vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Saccopteryx
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.