False Serotine Bat vs Swamp Beacon

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mitrula
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Swamp Beacon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.