Large False Serotine vs Orange-flowered Dandelion

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Taraxacum croceiflorum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Orange-flowered Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Orange-flowered Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Taraxacum
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Taraxacum croceiflorum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Orange-flowered Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Orange-flowered Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-flowered Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.