False Serotine Bat vs Fragrant Crestwort

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lophocolea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Fragrant Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.