common long-eared bat vs False Serotine Bat

Plecotus auritus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	False Serotine 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 same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Plecotus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Plecotus auritus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common long-eared bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common long-eared bat

common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.