False Serotine Bat vs

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Trapeliopsis glaucolepidea

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Trapeliopsis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Trapeliopsis glaucolepidea

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Trapeliopsis glaucolepidea is a crustose lichen with a glaucous, granular thallus forming patches on soil and rock substrates. It inhabits open mineral soils, sandy heathlands, and disturbed ground in temperate and boreal European environments. This lichen colonizes bare acidic soils and contributes to early successional soil stabilization.