Large False Serotine vs marsh dock

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Rumex palustris

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while marsh dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Rumex
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).