False Serotine Bat vs Window Gnat

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Sylvicola
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.