False Serotine Bat vs Willow Tarspot

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Rhytisma
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.