Large False Serotine vs Red Sumac

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Red 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	Rhus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).