False Serotine Bat vs meadow thistle

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cirsium dissectum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while meadow thistle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	meadow thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cirsium
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cirsium dissectum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

meadow thistle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	meadow thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow thistle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.