Large False Serotine vs New Guinea Creeper

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	New Guinea Creeper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mucuna
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.