Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs House fly

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while House fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	House fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muscidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hydrotaea
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Hydrotaea aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and House fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	House fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.