Big Brown Bat vs Silvery Arches

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Polia hepatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Silvery Arches
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Polia
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Polia hepatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silvery Arches

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Silvery Arches
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.

Silvery Arches

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium