Large False Serotine vs Smooth Winterberry

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Ilex laevigata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ilex
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.