Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Midge

Artibeus lituratus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dasineura
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Fruit-eating Bat and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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