False Serotine Bat vs Rusty Crust

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Rusty Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Skeletocutis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.