Large False Serotine vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apodidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Rhaphidura
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.