Large False Serotine vs Pepperweed

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Lepidium ramosissimum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Pepperweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Pepperweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lepidium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Lepidium ramosissimum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pepperweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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