Large False Serotine vs Slender Stonewort

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Nitella gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Characeae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Nitella
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.