Common Blue vs False Serotine Bat

Polyommatus icarus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Common Blue is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	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	Lycaenidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Polyommatus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Blue

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.