False Serotine Bat vs Spanish Gorse

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Genista
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.