Large False Serotine vs Rusty Snaketail

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.