Large False Serotine vs Marsh fleabane

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pluchea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).