False Serotine Bat vs flat-backed millipede

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Polydesmus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	flat-backed millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.