False Serotine Bat vs greater mouse-eared bat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Myotis myotis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while greater mouse-eared bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	greater mouse-eared bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Myotis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Myotis myotis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and greater mouse-eared bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

greater mouse-eared bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	greater mouse-eared bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater mouse-eared bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.