False Serotine Bat vs Geranium aphid

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Geranium aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Aphididae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Geranium aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.