False Serotine Bat vs spotted fritillary

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Melitaea didyma

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while spotted fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Melitaea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).