Large False Serotine vs True Booted Knight

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Tricholoma caligatum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while True Booted Knight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	True Booted Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Tricholoma
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Tricholoma caligatum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

True Booted Knight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	True Booted Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True Booted Knight

Habitat

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

Range

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