Diminutive Serotine vs Northern cattle grub

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Hypoderma bovis

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Northern cattle grub is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Northern cattle grub
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Oestridae
Genus	Eptesicus	Hypoderma
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Hypoderma bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Northern cattle grub share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Northern cattle grub

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Northern cattle grub
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Northern cattle grub

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United States.