Large False Serotine vs Senegal prickly-ash

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Senegal prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Senegal prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Senegal prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Senegal prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Senegal prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.