Asian Barbastelle vs Scuttle fly

Barbastella darjelingensis compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Asian Barbastelle is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Barbastelle	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phoridae
Genus	Barbastella	Megaselia
Species	Barbastella darjelingensis	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Barbastelle and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian Barbastelle

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Barbastelle	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Barbastelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Asian Barbastelle

Asian barbastelle (Barbastella darjelingensis) is a species in the genus Barbastella. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan