Dark fruit-eating bat vs Soldier fly

Artibeus obscurus compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Soldier 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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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