Large False Serotine vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Little long-tailed dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.