False stable fly vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Muscina stabulans compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muscidae	Molossidae
Genus	Muscina	Tadarida
Species	Muscina stabulans	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.