Handley's Red Bat vs Meal Moth

Lasiurus atratus compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Pyralis
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Red Bat and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).