False Serotine Bat vs Splayed Deerfly

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Chrysops
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.