False Serotine Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Oxycera
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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