False Serotine Bat vs Graceful Tooth

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Hydnellum
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Graceful Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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