vs Large False Serotine

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chordariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.