Large False Serotine vs Sawtooth Sunflower

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Helianthus grosseserratus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Sawtooth Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Sawtooth Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Helianthus grosseserratus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Sawtooth Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawtooth Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, and United States.