Large False Serotine vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Hydnellum
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.