False Serotine Bat vs Spitting Spider

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Scytodes
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).