Grandidier's Trident Bat vs Zipperback

Paratriaenops auritus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinonycteridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Paratriaenops	Chrysotoxum
Species	Paratriaenops auritus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.