False Serotine Bat vs intermediate polypody

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Polypodium
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	intermediate polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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