Large False Serotine vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Mindanao Pygmy 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	Alionycteris
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.