False Serotine Bat vs Marsh Swift

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Borbo micans

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Marsh Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Marsh Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Borbo
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Borbo micans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Marsh Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.