Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Hump-backed fly

Artibeus gnomus compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phoridae
Genus	Artibeus	Megaselia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Hump-backed fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Hump-backed fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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