False Serotine Bat vs Small Black Ant

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lasius niger

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Small Black Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Formicidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lasius
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Small Black Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).