False Serotine Bat vs Headfly

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muscidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Hydrotaea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.