False Serotine Bat vs Pigeon Flea

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).