False Serotine Bat vs Plain Gold

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Micropterix
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.