False Serotine Bat vs Louse

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Bovicola
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).