Large False Serotine vs Slender Spreadwing

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lestidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lestes
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.