Large False Serotine vs Widow Skimmer

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Libellula
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.