False Serotine Bat vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Melitaea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).