False Serotine Bat vs Heath Waxcap

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Gliophorus laetus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Heath Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Gliophorus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Heath Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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