Large False Serotine vs Meadow knapweed

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Centaurea debeauxii

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Meadow knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Meadow knapweed
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	Centaurea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Centaurea debeauxii

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Meadow knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Meadow knapweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.