False Serotine Bat vs Marsh Valerian

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Valeriana dioica

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Marsh Valerian is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Valeriana
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Valeriana dioica

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Valerian

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).