Dark fruit-eating bat vs face fly

Artibeus obscurus compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while face fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	face fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muscidae
Genus	Artibeus	Musca
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Musca autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and face fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	face fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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