False Serotine Bat vs Silent Firefly

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Photinus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.