False Serotine Bat vs Sneaky Elf

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Sneaky Elf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pyropyga
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.