False Serotine Bat vs Scaly Stalkball

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Tulostoma
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.