Large False Serotine vs Poison Sumac

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Toxicodendron
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.