False Serotine Bat vs Fragile Forktail

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ischnura posita

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fragile Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fragile Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ischnura
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ischnura posita

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Fragile Forktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fragile Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Fragile Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragile Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.