False Serotine Bat vs Fern scale

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pinnaspis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Fern scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Fern scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (United States).