Large False Serotine vs Strand-Beifuß

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Strand-Beifuß is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Strand-Beifuß
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Artemisia
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Strand-Beifuß

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Strand-Beifuß
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strand-Beifuß

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.