Large False Serotine vs Nutmeg

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Myristica
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).