Large False Serotine vs marsh thistle

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	marsh thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).