False Dotted Border vs North American Hoary Bat

Belenois thysa compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Belenois	Aeorestes
Species	Belenois thysa	Aeorestes cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and North American Hoary Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	North American Hoary Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.