Big Brown Bat vs Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Eumerus funeralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Eumerus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Eumerus funeralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Lesser Bulb-Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bulb-Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Lesser Bulb-Fly
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.

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States