False Serotine Bat vs

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Protoperidinium
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.