Grandidier's Trident Bat vs Scuttle fly

Paratriaenops auritus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinonycteridae	Phoridae
Genus	Paratriaenops	Megaselia
Species	Paratriaenops auritus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Grandidier's Trident Bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).