False Serotine Bat vs true fox-sedge

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	true fox-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Carex
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	true fox-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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