False Serotine Bat vs Felt Saddle

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Helvella
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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