Sérotine de Botta vs Oriental House Rat

Eptesicus bottae compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sérotine de Botta	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Rattus
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Sérotine de Botta and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Sérotine de Botta

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sérotine de Botta	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sérotine de Botta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Sérotine de Botta

The Botta's Serotine (Eptesicus bottae) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.