False Serotine Bat vs Spanish Iris

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Iris
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).