False Serotine Bat vs Florida wax scale

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Coccidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ceroplastes
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Florida wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).