Large False Serotine vs Light Red Meranti

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Shorea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.