vs Large False Serotine

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Hesperoptenus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.