False Serotine Bat vs Field Earthstar

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Geastrum campestre

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Field Earthstar is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Field Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Geastrum
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Geastrum campestre

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Field Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Field Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.