False Serotine Bat vs Fen Roller

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ancylis paludana

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fen Roller is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fen Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ancylis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ancylis paludana

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Fen Roller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fen Roller

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.