False Serotine Bat vs Old-man-in-the-spring

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Senecio vulgaris

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Old-man-in-the-spring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Old-man-in-the-spring
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	Senecio
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Senecio vulgaris

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Old-man-in-the-spring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Old-man-in-the-spring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old-man-in-the-spring

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).