False Serotine Bat vs Oakes' Pondweed

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Oakes' Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Potamogeton
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.