Large False Serotine vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Pollenia angustigena

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pollenia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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