Large False Serotine vs Sneezeweed

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Achillea ptarmica

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Sneezeweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Sneezeweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Achillea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Achillea ptarmica

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Sneezeweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Sneezeweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneezeweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).