False Serotine Bat vs Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Buteo lineatus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Buteo
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Buteo lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).