Large False Serotine vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Amaranthus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).