Big Brown Bat vs Headfly

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muscidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Hydrotaea
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.