Large False Serotine vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Melanotaenium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.