False Serotine Bat vs

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Nitzschia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.