False Serotine Bat vs Gall midge

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Contarinia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).