Headfly vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Hydrotaea irritans compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Headfly is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Headfly	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muscidae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydrotaea	Nyctinomops
Species	Hydrotaea irritans	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Headfly and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Headfly	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.