Headfly vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Hydrotaea irritans compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

• Headfly is Not Evaluated while Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Headfly	Little White-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muscidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydrotaea	Ametrida
Species	Hydrotaea irritans	Ametrida centurio

Evolutionary Relationship

Headfly and Little White-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Headfly	Little White-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.