False Serotine Bat vs spurred broom moss

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Dicranum spurium

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while spurred broom moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	spurred broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dicranum
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Dicranum spurium

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

spurred broom moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	spurred broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.