Large False Serotine vs

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Protoperidinium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.