Large False Serotine vs Madagascan fruit bat

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Madagascan fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Eidolon
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.