Large False Serotine vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dorocordulia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.