Fruit Fly vs Little Big-eared Bat

Urophora cardui compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Little Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tephritidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Urophora	Micronycteris
Species	Urophora cardui	Micronycteris megalotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fruit Fly and Little Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Little Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.