False Serotine Bat vs Rare Spring-Sedge

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Carex ericetorum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Rare Spring-Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Rare Spring-Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Carex
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Carex ericetorum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Rare Spring-Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Rare Spring-Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rare Spring-Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.