Black-Based Cluster Fly vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Pollenia labialis compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Black-Based Cluster Fly is Least Concern while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polleniidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pollenia	Carollia
Species	Pollenia labialis	Carollia monohernandezi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Based Cluster Fly and Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.