Large False Serotine vs Silkrubber

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Funtumia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.