Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Headfly

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Muscidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Hydrotaea
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.