False Serotine Bat vs Field Digger Wasp

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Mellinus arvensis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Field Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mellinus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Mellinus arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Field Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Field Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.