False Serotine Bat vs Silky Piggyback

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Asterophora
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.