Large False Serotine vs Small Cow-Wheat

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Melampyrum
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.