Large False Serotine vs wild safflower

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Carthamus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.