Large False Serotine vs

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Nitzschia bacillum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Nitzschia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Nitzschia bacillum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Nitzschia bacillum is a small, rod-shaped pennate diatom with a cylindrical outline and a keel-positioned raphe. It inhabits benthic substrates in rivers, streams, and lakes across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the attached microalgal biofilm community in diverse freshwater environments.