False Serotine Bat vs Great Thick-knee

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Esacus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.