Large False Serotine vs Mediterranean Amaranth

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Amaranthus graecizans

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Mediterranean Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Amaranthus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Amaranthus graecizans

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Mediterranean Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).