Large False Serotine vs Melancholy Thistle

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cirsium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).