Large False Serotine vs Para grass

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Urochloa mutica

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Para grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Para grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Urochloa
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Urochloa mutica

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Para grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Para grass

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Somalia), Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Spain), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).