False Serotine Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Hydnellum
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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