Greater Naked Bat vs Headfly

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Muscidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Hydrotaea
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.