False Serotine Bat vs Silver Colonel

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Odontomyia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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