False Serotine Bat vs Irish Major

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Oxycera
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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