Large False Serotine vs

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Nitzschia intermedia

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 intermedia

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 Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia intermedia is a pennate diatom in the family Bacillariaceae found in freshwater to slightly brackish habitats, where it inhabits both benthic and planktonic niches. Its elongate frustule with a keeled raphe and fine transapical striae is typical of the large genus Nitzschia. It serves as a bioindicator of moderate organic enrichment and nutrient levels in aquatic monitoring programs.