Large False Serotine vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lestidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lestes
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.