False Serotine Bat vs Slippery Jack

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Suillus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).