Alder Bent-wing vs False Serotine Bat

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Alder Bent-wing is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Hesperoptenus
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.