Large False Serotine vs Smooth Stonewort

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Smooth Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Smooth 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 flexilis

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.