False Serotine Bat vs Small Plume

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Oxyptilus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Small Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).