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If a double standard is the incorrect application of different standards to similar situations, then what is the fallacy when same standards are incorrectly applied to different situations?

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It might fall under the weak analogy - see. For example,

Tina: Most people don't wet the bed. Something is wrong with Bethany.
Gina: Bethany is two.

Tina is comparing "most people" to a two-year-old, which they should clearly not be held to the same standards.

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