Large False Serotine vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.