Large False Serotine vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Peters's Ghost-faced 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mormoops
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.