Large False Serotine vs Water spangles

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Salvinia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).