False Serotine Bat vs Prostrate knotweed

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Polygonum
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Prostrate knotweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).