Flower-faced Bat vs Northern cattle grub

Anthops ornatus compared with Hypoderma bovis

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Northern cattle grub is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Northern cattle grub
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hipposideridae	Oestridae
Genus	Anthops	Hypoderma
Species	Anthops ornatus	Hypoderma bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Northern cattle grub share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Northern cattle grub

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Northern cattle grub
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern cattle grub

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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