Large False Serotine vs Shoddy Ragwort

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Shoddy Ragwort
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	Senecio
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).