Dark fruit-eating bat vs Pomace Fly

Artibeus obscurus compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pomace Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Artibeus	Scaptomyza
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Scaptomyza pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pomace 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.

Pomace Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).