False Serotine Bat vs Northern Firefly

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pyractomena
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.