Large False Serotine vs Toothwort

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lathraea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.