False Serotine Bat vs Square-spot Bell

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Notocelia tetragonana

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Square-spot Bell is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Square-spot Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Notocelia
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Notocelia tetragonana

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Square-spot Bell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Square-spot Bell

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Square-spot Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.