Duckweed vs Large False Serotine

Lemna perpusilla compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lemna	Hesperoptenus
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.