Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Midge

Vampyrodes caraccioli compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes	Dasineura
Species	Vampyrodes caraccioli	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Stripe-faced 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.