Large False Serotine vs Pitch canker

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Fusarium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.