False Serotine Bat vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.